Sir,

As a Marie Curie nursing team member in West Wales, I am so grateful for the fundraising efforts of your readers which enable me and my colleagues to help more people living with a terminal illness, and their families.

The nursing service is free to the people we care for and we are expanding the services we offer in West Wales.

I want to ask if your readers will continue this support by hosting their own Blooming Great Tea Party for Marie Curie between June 20 and 29. To date, Blooming Great Tea Party events across the UK have raised over £4.5 million since the campaign started in 2008.

By hosting a Blooming Great Tea Party this summer you will be helping Marie Curie Nurses like me to provide more hands-on care and vital emotional support. With your backing we can do more, for more of the families who need us.

Please register to host your Blooming Great Tea Party at www.mariecurie.org.uk/teaparty or call 0800 716 146. Share your ideas and photos on social media using #BloomingGreat.

Thank you for your support.

Andrea Rees,

Marie Curie Nurse/

Health Care Assistant,

West Wales.

• To get help from the Marie Curie Nursing Service, talk to your GP, district nurse or discharge nurse, visit www.mariecurie.org.uk or the Marie Curie Support Line is 0800 090 2309.